Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

45°38′34″N 11°46′52″E / 45.64278°N 11.78111°E / 45.64278; 11.78111OwnerMunicipality of CittadellaCapacity7,623^[1]SurfaceGrass
105x68mConstructionOpened1981Renovated2008, 2015TenantsA.S. Cittadella

Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato is a multi-use stadium in Cittadella, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of A.S. Cittadella. The stadium holds 7,623.

History

The stadium was named after Piercesare Tombolato, a goalkeeper of Cittadella who died in hospital after a collision with a rival player in a match against Calcio Padova in 1957.^[2][3]

The stadium's capacity was boosted to 7,500 for the 2008–09 season, in order to enable A.S. Cittadella play in their home town, though it needed a dispensation from the FIGC, that requires a stadium of at least 10,000 seats for Serie B. The first game in the renovated stadium was against A.C. Ancona on October 29, 2008.

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